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Engineers are finding new ways to make wind turbines more efficient by stealing design cues from one of the world’s heaviest aerial birds, the Andean condor.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
An Andean condor has a wingspan of over 10 feet across but weighs only around 33 pounds — less than a tenth of a male reindeer.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Emily Shepard of Swansea University in Britain and her colleagues studied flight performance in Andean condors, which at an average of 24 pounds are among the most massive soaring birds in the world.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Like other Andean condors, Andy was a large black bird with white patches on his wings and a ruff of white feathers around his neck.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
There, under a rock overhang, Andean condor poop had been collecting seemingly for hundreds years.
—Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 2 May 2023
During a stroll around the lodge, visitors can expect to spot iconic species like the puma, the llama-like guanaco, and even the Andean condor, the largest extant bird of prey—but there’s a lot more to encounter across the property than just wildlife.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Even Reilly Opelka, who is nearly 7 feet tall and possesses one of the deadliest serves in the game, won’t consider it, despite having the wingspan of an Andean condor.
—New York Times, 29 June 2022
Its handles were carved into the shapes of an Andean condor’s head and tail, while the bird’s wings curved along the sides of the bowl.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 June 2022
Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
An Andean condor has a wingspan of over 10 feet across but weighs only around 33 pounds — less than a tenth of a male reindeer.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Emily Shepard of Swansea University in Britain and her colleagues studied flight performance in Andean condors, which at an average of 24 pounds are among the most massive soaring birds in the world.
—Natalie Angier, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
Like other Andean condors, Andy was a large black bird with white patches on his wings and a ruff of white feathers around his neck.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
There, under a rock overhang, Andean condor poop had been collecting seemingly for hundreds years.
—Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 2 May 2023
During a stroll around the lodge, visitors can expect to spot iconic species like the puma, the llama-like guanaco, and even the Andean condor, the largest extant bird of prey—but there’s a lot more to encounter across the property than just wildlife.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Even Reilly Opelka, who is nearly 7 feet tall and possesses one of the deadliest serves in the game, won’t consider it, despite having the wingspan of an Andean condor.
—New York Times, 29 June 2022
Its handles were carved into the shapes of an Andean condor’s head and tail, while the bird’s wings curved along the sides of the bowl.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 June 2022
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